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Wednesday, February 23, 2011

This classic greasy spoon diner is located inside a King West convenience store

If you're on trendy King West—home of a growing number of spas, doggie daycares and, um, doggie spas—just head to the UFO restaurant for a refreshingly unpretentious dining experience.

This place is an old-school diner tucked inside the Three Star convenience store at 241 Niagara Street at Adelaide. There's a flimsy plywood wall separating the restaurant tables from the rows of Glad garbage bags, cat food and Easy-Off.



This place is a family-friendly, and it's also popular with police and construction workers, who come in the back door for breakfast.

The UFO has a classic greasy spoon menu. A full breakfast is $4.95 ($5.50 after 11am) and a giant burger with bacon and cheese is $5.75. You can also get liver and onions, a hot hamburger sandwich and fish and chips.



The UFO and Three Star were opened up in 1982 by a local Greek family—hence the souvlaki on the menu and the old tourist posters of Greece on the wall. The place is currently run by a Vietnamese family. And why is it called the UFO? "I have no idea," the chef says.

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3 comments:

  1. Love your site!

    Do you happen to know when this place is open? Weekdays only? How about the weekend?

    Thanks.

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  2. I've got an old flyer from the UFO and it says they're open 7am to 9pm seven days a week. If you want to be sure you can call them at 416 703 0883. They've got a couple tables outside so you can sit outside when the weather is nice.

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  3. Never mind the 20 dollar gourmet burger ...This is the finest bacon cheese homemade burger in the City of Toronto and its only 5.75 !

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